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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1974-12-05

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1974-12-05, page 01

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VOL. 52 NO. 48
DECEMBER 5. 1974 - KISLEV 21
NEW YORK (WNS) — Benjamin J. Malcolm, New York City Correction Commissioner, has compared the plight of Soviet Jews with that of pre-Civil War slaves in the United States. He told a press conference that just as slave owners sold Black family members to different parts of the South, Soviet authorities "have broken iip families, permitting parents to emigrate and'withholding permission for children, or have allowed children and loved ones to depart while refusing visas to parents. Malcolm, a Black Protestant, and New York attorney Ezra G. Levin, a Jew, spent'two weeks in the Soviet Union recently, meeting with Soviet officials in charge of correctional institutions and visiting Jewish activists in Moscow, ' Lvov,'Kiev, and Leningrad. They reported that they , found their rooms searched, their activities monitored and the KGE outside the apartments of several of the "refusniks" (those denied exit visas) they visited.
WASHINGTON (WNS) — Grants for Israel totaling $439.5 million along with another $200 million in credits have been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The appropriation now must be approved by, the full Senate. A look at the bill shows that more grants are going to Arab states than to Israel. Egypt will be getting $250 million in grants, Jordan $87 million in economic aid and $125 in military assistance as grants and $100 million is earmarked for the "the Middle East" which is expected to go to Syria, . Lebanon will get a grant of $150,000 and Saudi Arabia $220,000.
, TEL'AVIV (WNS) — Maki, the Israel Communist Party that is independent of Moscow, has declared that it is a Zionist party and will join the World Jewish Congress. Maki, which.has no representation in the KjiejlSet^ffers, sjjgjplyTrom JhaJ of Jhe pro:]Mqscow Rakah Cqmjnjini^t' Party'-whfci?' tias-'iour-"Knesset seats.''■"*"''A'1"'' ■-''■' '
Rockefeller Refuses To Either Condemn Or Reject PLO In Testimony Before House
By Joseph Polakolf
WASHINGTON, (JTA) - Vice-President designate Nelson A. Rockefeller neither condemns the Palestine Liberation Organization nor refuses to recognize the- terrorist group, a transcript of his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in¬ dicated last week. Rockefeller was repeatedly asked to state his views on the PLO by Rep. Joshua Eilberg (D. Pa.) at a con¬ firmation hearing by the Committee on Nov. 21.
Referring to his testimony in a statement issued today by the Religious -Action Center of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Rockefeller was represented as having "neither expressed personal repugnance for the PLO and for. what they stand nor a refusal to recognize them at this time."
Rabbi David Saperstein,
_asspcjate!...dlrectpr^ _o£ the
Center which is a joint "group
of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the UAHC, appealed to Rockefeller for a ' clarification of _ his testimony. He noted that "in view of the strong positive attitude toward Israel that Governor Rockefeller has exhibited in the past, I feel sure that he will do so as soon as possible," according to the UAHC statement.
Rabbi Saperstein said that Rockefeller's statement "should be a serious point of political and moral concern for the American public, our Congress and. the present Administration. Statements in Rockefeller's analysis of the relationship of the U.S., Israel and the PLO were described as "confusing," the UAHC said. According to a transcript available- at
Eilberg's office, exchanges between Rockefeller and Eilberg included "'"-tjjie • following:'
Eilberg: "What are. your feelings about the current situation in the Middle East and would you as President without a mutual agreement with Israel recognize the PLO as the spokesman for the Palestinian people?"
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 16)
Wiesel Sees Sadness In Israel; Believes Catastrophe May Come
By BUI Cohen Chronicle Special Reporter
Elie Wiesel, a man whose imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps has helped him become a nationally - known authority oh the holocaust, believes that the Mideast conflict ,mayMmushroom into a world "wideicatastrophe.' '
Unprecedented $1,000,000 Is Raised By CJF Leadership Group To Launch 1975 Campaign
The 1975 United Jewish Fund Campaign of the Columbus Jewish Federation was launched Thursday, November 26 at a meeting , at the home of Leslie Wexner. For the first time in 49 years of federated campaigning more than one million dollars was raised by the leadership. group
Millard Cummins, General Campaign Chair¬ man, reported on 48 gifts representing $1,038,175 which exceeded the 1974 value of the same gifts.
Twenty three persons, representing a key leadership group, met to hear Mr. Irving Bernstein, executive vice chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, describe and explain the plight of the Jews in Israel struggling to survive and maintain the state of Israel against overwhelming, unsympathetic international forces. Never in Israel's 26 year history has it had to provide for so costly a military defense force while it continues to accept an
ongoing flow of immigrants and to absorb them into the fabric of its society.
All the persons at the meeting, without exception, expressed their views of why it was essential to clearly and early demonstrate generous support for Israel in amounts substantially greater than was necessary in October 1973 when the Arab nations struck Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. It was important, they stated, for the survival of Jews not only in Israel, in the Soviet Union but for the survival of Jews throughout the world, including the Jews of America. If Israel is weakened, immobilized; if Israel does not have the support of Jews, par¬ ticularity in the Soviet Union, in America - then the Jews in the Soviet Union, in America and throughout the world must inevitably be threatened. If we do not support Israel generously now, then no amount of generosity at a time when a little can be done will help such as the time Jews were
Speaking before a crowd of about 80 persons at the Ohio State Hillel Foundation November 24, Wiesel said:
"Since the Yom Kippur War, I sense a catastrophe coming. It will not be a holocaust. There cannot be another one. It was a unique event, but other things' may happen, and it will not only be for the Jewish people. I think the catastrophe will be a universal one because Jewish history is now at the heart of history. And whatever will happen to the Jewish people will happen to the world."
Wiesel, a professor, playright, journalist, and author, spoke philosophically to the crowd.
"It has never been so difficult to be a Jew as now," he said, referring
specifically to "the isolation of Israel, the disgusting spectacle of UNESCO in Paris, and the sickening spectacle in the United Nations."
"Even during the holocaust, we have not been so alone," said Wiesel, adding that there are im¬ portant implications'.
"Why should -a-Jewish student today have faith in others? It's becoming more, difficult to teach faith, to teach humanism in a world which is nqt human, in a world which is cynical and cruel and cold," he said.
Wiesel said he felt con¬ cerned, worried, and - anguished over the Mideast conflict, and he stressed several times that he does not know what the solution
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 151
Sen. Committee Rejects Inquiry Into General Brown Statements
Present at the initial meeting .where $1,038,175 was raised to launch the 1975 UNITED JEWISH FUND CAMPAIGN of the COLUMBUS JEWISH FEDERATION were left to right: Sidney I. Blatt, President of the Federation; Irving Bernstein, Executive Vice-President of the UNITED JEWISH
APPEAL; and Millard Campaign Chairman.
destroyed in World War II by Hitler's Germany.
Israel, it was stated, represents a miracle in our time and a hope for the renaissance of Judaism for this generation and the many generations to come.
Each person present announced proudly his
Cummins, 1975 General
generous contribution knowing fully that what was done that evening would set a tone and pace for the rest of the community to follow. Time and time again the theme of the evening was repeated, namely, the responsibility of leadership
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 161
WASHINGTON (WNS) — "We have disposed of the Gen. Brown matter," Sen. John D. Stennls (D. Mass.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told newsmen after ' the' committee voted 11-4 against holding an inquiry into Gen. George S. Brown's fitness to continue as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sen. Thomas J. Mclntyre (D. NH) had submitted the resolution asking for an inquiry into Brown's fitness because of his remarks at Duke University Law School in which Brown said American Jews owned most of the banks and newspapers and that Israel has undue. influence on Congress. Mclntyre's motion was backed by three other
Democrats, Henry M. Jackson- of Washington, Stuart Symington of Missouri and Harold E. Hughes of Iowa. One of the senators who voted against the probe, Robert Taft, Jr. (R. Ohio) submitted a resolution to call Defense Secretary James R. Schlessinger before the committee to explain why Brown- should not resign. This was defeated by a 10-3 vote. Stennis noted the "severe reprimand" President Ford ad¬ ministered to Brown, saying, "The General has apologized and been reprimanded and there is nothing for the Committee to do." Mclntyre said he wanted a "specific Inquiry" into "how deep
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 161
Chanukah Greetings From trie Staff Of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle

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£=?
HROMCLE
LiBRAftY, 6HIO HISTORICAL SOO|£TV
1982 VELM/s AVE,
COLS, 0. 43211 EXOH
2ii\J/ Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 50 Years ^QA^.
VOL. 52 NO. 48
DECEMBER 5. 1974 - KISLEV 21
NEW YORK (WNS) — Benjamin J. Malcolm, New York City Correction Commissioner, has compared the plight of Soviet Jews with that of pre-Civil War slaves in the United States. He told a press conference that just as slave owners sold Black family members to different parts of the South, Soviet authorities "have broken iip families, permitting parents to emigrate and'withholding permission for children, or have allowed children and loved ones to depart while refusing visas to parents. Malcolm, a Black Protestant, and New York attorney Ezra G. Levin, a Jew, spent'two weeks in the Soviet Union recently, meeting with Soviet officials in charge of correctional institutions and visiting Jewish activists in Moscow, ' Lvov,'Kiev, and Leningrad. They reported that they , found their rooms searched, their activities monitored and the KGE outside the apartments of several of the "refusniks" (those denied exit visas) they visited.
WASHINGTON (WNS) — Grants for Israel totaling $439.5 million along with another $200 million in credits have been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The appropriation now must be approved by, the full Senate. A look at the bill shows that more grants are going to Arab states than to Israel. Egypt will be getting $250 million in grants, Jordan $87 million in economic aid and $125 in military assistance as grants and $100 million is earmarked for the "the Middle East" which is expected to go to Syria, . Lebanon will get a grant of $150,000 and Saudi Arabia $220,000.
, TEL'AVIV (WNS) — Maki, the Israel Communist Party that is independent of Moscow, has declared that it is a Zionist party and will join the World Jewish Congress. Maki, which.has no representation in the KjiejlSet^ffers, sjjgjplyTrom JhaJ of Jhe pro:]Mqscow Rakah Cqmjnjini^t' Party'-whfci?' tias-'iour-"Knesset seats.''■"*"''A'1"'' ■-''■' '
Rockefeller Refuses To Either Condemn Or Reject PLO In Testimony Before House
By Joseph Polakolf
WASHINGTON, (JTA) - Vice-President designate Nelson A. Rockefeller neither condemns the Palestine Liberation Organization nor refuses to recognize the- terrorist group, a transcript of his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in¬ dicated last week. Rockefeller was repeatedly asked to state his views on the PLO by Rep. Joshua Eilberg (D. Pa.) at a con¬ firmation hearing by the Committee on Nov. 21.
Referring to his testimony in a statement issued today by the Religious -Action Center of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Rockefeller was represented as having "neither expressed personal repugnance for the PLO and for. what they stand nor a refusal to recognize them at this time."
Rabbi David Saperstein,
_asspcjate!...dlrectpr^ _o£ the
Center which is a joint "group
of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the UAHC, appealed to Rockefeller for a ' clarification of _ his testimony. He noted that "in view of the strong positive attitude toward Israel that Governor Rockefeller has exhibited in the past, I feel sure that he will do so as soon as possible," according to the UAHC statement.
Rabbi Saperstein said that Rockefeller's statement "should be a serious point of political and moral concern for the American public, our Congress and. the present Administration. Statements in Rockefeller's analysis of the relationship of the U.S., Israel and the PLO were described as "confusing," the UAHC said. According to a transcript available- at
Eilberg's office, exchanges between Rockefeller and Eilberg included "'"-tjjie • following:'
Eilberg: "What are. your feelings about the current situation in the Middle East and would you as President without a mutual agreement with Israel recognize the PLO as the spokesman for the Palestinian people?"
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 16)
Wiesel Sees Sadness In Israel; Believes Catastrophe May Come
By BUI Cohen Chronicle Special Reporter
Elie Wiesel, a man whose imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps has helped him become a nationally - known authority oh the holocaust, believes that the Mideast conflict ,mayMmushroom into a world "wideicatastrophe.' '
Unprecedented $1,000,000 Is Raised By CJF Leadership Group To Launch 1975 Campaign
The 1975 United Jewish Fund Campaign of the Columbus Jewish Federation was launched Thursday, November 26 at a meeting , at the home of Leslie Wexner. For the first time in 49 years of federated campaigning more than one million dollars was raised by the leadership. group
Millard Cummins, General Campaign Chair¬ man, reported on 48 gifts representing $1,038,175 which exceeded the 1974 value of the same gifts.
Twenty three persons, representing a key leadership group, met to hear Mr. Irving Bernstein, executive vice chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, describe and explain the plight of the Jews in Israel struggling to survive and maintain the state of Israel against overwhelming, unsympathetic international forces. Never in Israel's 26 year history has it had to provide for so costly a military defense force while it continues to accept an
ongoing flow of immigrants and to absorb them into the fabric of its society.
All the persons at the meeting, without exception, expressed their views of why it was essential to clearly and early demonstrate generous support for Israel in amounts substantially greater than was necessary in October 1973 when the Arab nations struck Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. It was important, they stated, for the survival of Jews not only in Israel, in the Soviet Union but for the survival of Jews throughout the world, including the Jews of America. If Israel is weakened, immobilized; if Israel does not have the support of Jews, par¬ ticularity in the Soviet Union, in America - then the Jews in the Soviet Union, in America and throughout the world must inevitably be threatened. If we do not support Israel generously now, then no amount of generosity at a time when a little can be done will help such as the time Jews were
Speaking before a crowd of about 80 persons at the Ohio State Hillel Foundation November 24, Wiesel said:
"Since the Yom Kippur War, I sense a catastrophe coming. It will not be a holocaust. There cannot be another one. It was a unique event, but other things' may happen, and it will not only be for the Jewish people. I think the catastrophe will be a universal one because Jewish history is now at the heart of history. And whatever will happen to the Jewish people will happen to the world."
Wiesel, a professor, playright, journalist, and author, spoke philosophically to the crowd.
"It has never been so difficult to be a Jew as now," he said, referring
specifically to "the isolation of Israel, the disgusting spectacle of UNESCO in Paris, and the sickening spectacle in the United Nations."
"Even during the holocaust, we have not been so alone," said Wiesel, adding that there are im¬ portant implications'.
"Why should -a-Jewish student today have faith in others? It's becoming more, difficult to teach faith, to teach humanism in a world which is nqt human, in a world which is cynical and cruel and cold," he said.
Wiesel said he felt con¬ cerned, worried, and - anguished over the Mideast conflict, and he stressed several times that he does not know what the solution
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 151
Sen. Committee Rejects Inquiry Into General Brown Statements
Present at the initial meeting .where $1,038,175 was raised to launch the 1975 UNITED JEWISH FUND CAMPAIGN of the COLUMBUS JEWISH FEDERATION were left to right: Sidney I. Blatt, President of the Federation; Irving Bernstein, Executive Vice-President of the UNITED JEWISH
APPEAL; and Millard Campaign Chairman.
destroyed in World War II by Hitler's Germany.
Israel, it was stated, represents a miracle in our time and a hope for the renaissance of Judaism for this generation and the many generations to come.
Each person present announced proudly his
Cummins, 1975 General
generous contribution knowing fully that what was done that evening would set a tone and pace for the rest of the community to follow. Time and time again the theme of the evening was repeated, namely, the responsibility of leadership
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 161
WASHINGTON (WNS) — "We have disposed of the Gen. Brown matter," Sen. John D. Stennls (D. Mass.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told newsmen after ' the' committee voted 11-4 against holding an inquiry into Gen. George S. Brown's fitness to continue as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sen. Thomas J. Mclntyre (D. NH) had submitted the resolution asking for an inquiry into Brown's fitness because of his remarks at Duke University Law School in which Brown said American Jews owned most of the banks and newspapers and that Israel has undue. influence on Congress. Mclntyre's motion was backed by three other
Democrats, Henry M. Jackson- of Washington, Stuart Symington of Missouri and Harold E. Hughes of Iowa. One of the senators who voted against the probe, Robert Taft, Jr. (R. Ohio) submitted a resolution to call Defense Secretary James R. Schlessinger before the committee to explain why Brown- should not resign. This was defeated by a 10-3 vote. Stennis noted the "severe reprimand" President Ford ad¬ ministered to Brown, saying, "The General has apologized and been reprimanded and there is nothing for the Committee to do." Mclntyre said he wanted a "specific Inquiry" into "how deep
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 161
Chanukah Greetings From trie Staff Of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle